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Hridaya Family​

Meditation & Yoga Retreat Center

For Group and Individual

Meditation and Yoga Retreats

About Us

Who We Are

Welcome to our family meditation retreat center, where we take care of you during both group and solitary meditation retreats, and where you can rest within a warm, supportive, family atmosphere, nourished by simple, wholesome food prepared with care.​

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Our deepest aspiration is to share authentic spiritual teachings that support deep inner transformation and the direct Recognition of your True Nature.

These teachings are complemented by modern therapeutic and embodiment practices that help release contraction and open the body, the mind, and the heart.

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If you need support in choosing the retreat that is right for you, or if you have any questions or doubts, feel free to reach out via WhatsApp and book a call with us.

Our retreat centre is located in the heart of authentic Mexico, in Chiapas, at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. We are surrounded by forests, valleys, mountains, and indigenous communities who have preserved their traditions for centuries.

This is more than just a physical space. The land here is imbued with the power of ritual and prayer and is considered a Mayan altar. The space itself supports and deepens the process of transformation.

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Our Retreats

Hridaya Family Meditation and Yoga Retreat Centre​

All of our group yoga and meditation retreats are rooted in decades of study and practice of classical yoga, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism (Tantric and non-tantric) and Non-Dual Shaivist Tantra. We focus primarily on the teachings and practices of Non-Dual Shaiva Tantra supplemented by complementary traditional and contemporary systems of spiritual Inquiry.

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10-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
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The retreat was specifically created by Hridaya Yoga founder, Sahajananda, to guide people in coming to an intimate understanding of what Self-Enquiry meditation is in order to experience the inner transformation that it brings.

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Conscious Relationship & Sacred Sexuality Retreat
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This workshop is aimed to explore all these questions and provide practical tools (techniques, meditations, etc.) for building a harmonious and profound relationship. It is an opportunity to understand and overcome limiting patterns and old conditioning...and therefore to relax, open up and start building a relationship based on Trust and unconditional Love.

Enlightening the Unconscious Retreat
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This retreat is dedicated to the practice of transmuting pain and suffering into embodied awareness and presence. This shift brings harmony, integrity, peace and freedom. All-Embracing Love integrates the refinement and elegance of non-dual tantric teachings with the practical therapeutic tools of modern psychotherapy.

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Retiro de Meditacion Hridaya (En Español)
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El Retiro Hridaya de meditación en silencio de 3 días es un curso-retiro intensivo de meditación diseñado tanto para aquellos que quieren probar una muestra de lo que sería un retiro de meditación como para quienes no disponen del tiempo suficiente para experimentar un retiro de diez días. ​

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Embody Her:
A Retreat for Women
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A 7-day sacred journey for the woman who is ready to soften, unravel, and rise. Come home to your body as sanctuary. Regulate your nervous system. Awaken the deep intelligence of your womb and heart. Through breath, movement, and emotional alchemy, you’ll release what no longer serves and reclaim your sensuality, your creative fire, your feminine power.

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30-Day Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat
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This 30-day retreat with senior Hridaya teacher Claud is an invitation to deepen your spiritual practice by clarifying your direction—moving from effort to naturalness, resting more in the simplicity of Being, and embracing Self-Inquiry as the potent light of self-introspection that can enable the recognition of what you truly are.

Events Calendar


2026

May 1 - 11: 
4, 7 or 10 Days Silent Meditation Retreat in Colombia
 
July 1- 8
7 Day Silent Meditation Retreat

August 20-27
7 Day Silent Meditation Retreat

November 12 - 23 
4. 7 or 10 Days Silent Meditation Retreat

November 28 - Decenber 4
 7  Days Silent Meditation Retreat in Tulum

December 11 - 22
 4, 7 or 10 Days Silent Meditation Retreat

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What Our Students Say

Testimonials
Susan

A magical place surrounded by nature and silence! I have chosen the 10-day Silent Meditation Retreat and it was one of my very special and important experiences to gain ... to reconnect more with my heart and to gain more knowledge about the mind. All the members of the retreat met me with so much unconditional love and most of the time "without using words" :) I am infinitely grateful for this ALL and would do it again and again!

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Get In Touch With Us

Call Us

+52 967 706 4264

Email

hridaya.family@gmail.com

Address

San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
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FAQ's

Is it Safe to Travel to Mexico/to Your Centre?

Mexico’s reputation regarding safety, while not entirely untrue, is often exaggerated by the news media, especially in neighbouring countries where opposition to Mexico/Mexican people supports political agendas and dramatic media coverage drives clicks, views etc. There are certain areas of Mexico where there is a high rate of crime. These areas are thus less safe for foreign travellers. However, millions of travellers and holiday makers pass through Mexico each year without incident. This particular area had seen a little instability in 2024, surrounding the presidential elections in Mexico, however the situation has stabilized considerably and the area is generally safe. A huge movement by local authorities has recently removed hundreds of known cartel members from the area and made big steps in increasing general safety in San Cristobal de Las Casas and Chiapas in general. Additionally, our centre is nestled in a mountain valley outside the historic city of San Cristobal de Las Casas, an area protected by native peoples and indigenous laws. Regarding travel here, we have a long standing relationship with a particular taxi driver and his brother. They provide safe and reliable airport and local shuttle services for guests coming/leaving the centre.

What is the easiest most direct way to get to the retreat?

There are generally 2 main airports that you can fly into. Of these, by far the most popular is MEX Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City airport). The other is CUN Cancún International Airport. (There are other international airports in Mexico, into which you may find cheaper flights from your specific location from time to time, but these are the most convenient and common) From either of these airports you can catch a connecting flight to TGZ Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo. This flight takes around 1.5hrs from Mexico City. From this airport we can arrange a taxi to pick you up directly from the airport and bring you either directly to us, or to San Cristobal de Las Casas (around 1000MXN). Or you can take an airport shuttle (you will need at least some basic Spanish) into San Cristobal de las Casas (around 300MXN). Either option takes around 1.5hrs From San Cristobal de Las Casas, we arrange a shuttle to our centre on the day that your retreat is schedule to begin, at 13:30. The cost of this suttles service is 150MXN per car, shared between however many people are in the car. the ride is about 20 minutes to arrive at the centre.

I have previous experience with Yoga &/or meditation will this retreat be to basic for me?

Years of feedback from participants have shown clearly that this retreat is well adapted to suit both beginners and experienced practitioners. The first few days will start slowly, and if you have quite a bit of sitting/retreat experience you will find this to be a gentle warm up and lead into longer sitting. You will also likely find that the attitude towards and theoretical aspects of the practice of meditation to be quite fresh and very profound. While the retreat embraces the visions of classical yoga, Advaita Vendanta and early Buddhism within it’s philosophical framework, our approach to practice draws heavily on the tantric traditions, in which an incredibly all-embracing and embodied approach to spiritual practice is emphasized. For experienced meditators this comes as a very welcome, complimentary and sometimes evolutionary deepening to their practice.

I’m new to yoga &/or meditation will I be able to keep up?

We start the retreat at a very beginner friendly level. We start with shorter sittings and build up over the first couple of days, we have found that even the most restless of people are able to adapt to the sitting practice after about 3 days and that many/most of the beginners that come for retreats both appreciate this graduated approach to learning to sit, and are surprised that within a few days they can sit for an hour without struggle. We have also found that our approach to teaching meditation, which is quite practical with guidance offered during the first 10-15 minutes of each practice sessions before we transition to simple silent sitting together, plus our emphasis on an attitude of acceptance and simplicity during meditation both make great conditions for learning, even if you have never sat before.

I have some physical injuries, will I be able to join the yoga/sit for meditation?

The style of yoga that we practice is primarily meditative and therefore very gentle physically. We emphasise awareness of the body/sensations and eventually the flow of subtle energies within the body. For this to be effective we must be able to find a balance of effort and relaxation in the poses, which means we generally keep them quite simple and therefore accessible to beginners. Advanced practice here refers more to the subtlety of attention and capacity to feel than it does to complicated postures. If you have any physical injuries please let us know in advance and we will adapt the practice sessions to suit your ability.

I’m Interested in this retreat primarily for psychological healing, will the contents and practices be appropriate for me?

Generally speaking, meditative, contemplative and spiritual practices can be incredibly beneficial for psychological health, stability, well being etc. This is especially true when those practices and teachings are body oriented and encompassing of a life guided by a genuine spiritual search and longing while living a well adjusted life in society, including making money, having relationships, jobs, projects, families etc. The teachings and practices of this retreat fit 100% in that category of spiritual teachings and practice. (This is certainly not always the case as many approaches in spirituality directly emphasise or are drawn from a cultural context in which genuine spirituality is seen as something incompatible with such a lifestyle. In such cases the practices and teachings may be entirely unhelpful, even damaging to someone seeking to heal deep traumas and psychological disorders). If you are passing through a difficult moment in life, like a loss, breakup or major change in life direction and circumstance, or if you have a history of trauma or psychological disorder that is well managed through therapy and previous personal development work, we know from experience that this retreat can be massively beneficial. Having said this, this retreat is not specifically designed to address people or situations of extreme psychological need. While everyone is welcome here, regardless of background and psychological state, if you are actively seeking to heal from traumatic life events or seeking alternative forms of treatment for diagnosed psychological disorders (such as bipolar, schizophrenia etc.) we would not recommend you attending this retreat. The reasoning behind this is that while we can help (Sasha is a licensed and practising psychotherapist and we both have years of experience working with people in quite extreme situations), in the context of this retreat (which is silent and by definition avoids direct personal contact and interaction between participants and/or facilitators) we are not able to provide the specific 1:1 support that is required in such delicate situations.

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Our aspiration is to create a loving space, offering authentic non-dual spiritual teachings, where we welcome you to feel at home, as a part of our family.

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